Turkana, Kenya Climate

Weather: 32.59°C/90.66°F, Wind SW at 4.93 km/h, 43% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Turkana Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 593.03 meters (1945.64 feet) above sea level, Turkana has a Subtropical steppe climate (Classification: BSh). The city’s yearly temperature is 30.77ºC (87.39ºF) and it is 8.27% higher than Kenya’s averages. Turkana typically receives about 50.35 millimeters (1.98 inches) of precipitation and has 74.28 rainy days (20.35% of the time) annually.

CountryKenya
Longitude35.5657862
Latitude3.3122477
Attitude/Elevation593.03m (1945.64ft)
Local timeWednesday 08:57
Annual high temperature33.93ºC (93.07ºF)
Annual low temperature26.24ºC (79.23ºF)
Average annual precip.50.35mm (1.98in)
Warmest monthFebruary (36.12ºC / 97.02ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (25.43ºC / 77.77ºF)
Wettest MonthApril (130.65mm / 5.14in)
Driest MonthFebruary (12.8mm / 0.5in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)74.28 days (20.35%)
Days with no rain290.72 days (79.65%)
Humidity42.56%

Climate Turkana: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)38.0(100.4)39.0(102.2)39.0(102.2)38.0(100.4)37.0(98.6)37.0(98.6)36.0(96.8)36.0(96.8)38.0(100.4)37.0(98.6)37.0(98.6)37.0(98.6)39.0(102.2)
Average high °C (°F)35.13(95.23)36.12(97.02)35.7(96.26)33.9(93.02)33.22(91.8)32.78(91.0)32.03(89.65)32.42(90.36)33.82(92.88)34.34(93.81)33.63(92.53)34.01(93.22)33.93(93.07)
Daily mean °C (°F)31.55(88.79)32.47(90.45)32.38(90.28)30.83(87.49)30.32(86.58)29.89(85.8)29.12(84.42)29.4(84.92)30.55(86.99)31.2(88.16)30.62(87.12)30.87(87.57)30.77(87.39)
Average low °C (°F)25.87(78.57)26.85(80.33)27.47(81.45)26.62(79.92)26.37(79.47)25.97(78.75)25.43(77.77)25.46(77.83)26.0(78.8)26.75(80.15)26.17(79.11)25.97(78.75)26.24(79.23)
Record low °C (°F)12.0(53.6)20.0(68.0)21.0(69.8)17.0(62.6)22.0(71.6)22.0(71.6)20.0(68.0)18.0(64.4)22.0(71.6)22.0(71.6)21.0(69.8)20.0(68.0)12.0(53.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)23.65(0.93)12.8(0.5)55.61(2.19)130.65(5.14)77.52(3.05)33.24(1.31)42.76(1.68)45.36(1.79)15.14(0.6)47.1(1.85)81.08(3.19)39.24(1.54)50.35(1.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)2.362.556.7313.368.553.827.825.182.275.919.736.06.19
Average relative humidity (%)33.7234.5439.6649.4749.1944.6144.9944.0940.7542.2246.5340.9842.56
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.4911.5811.4511.2811.4211.4711.4311.4711.5711.5311.5211.5511.48

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Turkana in recent years.

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Turkana Temperature by Month

February
32.47°C | 90.45°F
March
32.38°C | 90.28°F
January
31.55°C | 88.79°F
October
31.2°C | 88.16°F
December
30.87°C | 87.57°F
April
30.83°C | 87.49°F
November
30.62°C | 87.12°F
September
30.55°C | 86.99°F
May
30.32°C | 86.58°F
June
29.89°C | 85.8°F
August
29.4°C | 84.92°F
July
29.12°C | 84.42°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature35.0°C (95.0°F)34.27°C (93.69°F)33.0°C (91.4°F)
Avg Temperature32.0°C (89.6°F)30.3°C (86.54°F)29.0°C (84.2°F)
Min Temperature26.0°C (78.8°F)24.47°C (76.05°F)23.0°C (73.4°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point15.0°C (59.0°F)13.83°C (56.89°F)13.0°C (55.4°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation0.5mm | 0.02in0.03mm | 0.0in0.0mm | 0in1.0mm | 0.04in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind23.0kmh | 14.29mph17.07kmh | 10.61mph11.0kmh | 6.84mph
Gust Wind30.0kmh | 18.64mph22.8kmh | 14.17mph16.0kmh | 9.94mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure0.5mb0.03mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
September° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2016-09-0129 | 84.214 | 57.24119 | 11.8129.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0229 | 84.213 | 55.44119 | 11.8129.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0329 | 84.214 | 57.24320 | 12.4329.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0429 | 84.213 | 55.44019 | 11.8129.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0530 | 86.014 | 57.24222 | 13.6729.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0630 | 86.014 | 57.24323 | 14.2929.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0730 | 86.014 | 57.24217 | 10.5629.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0830 | 86.014 | 57.24316 | 9.9429.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-0931 | 87.813 | 55.43717 | 10.5629.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1030 | 86.013 | 55.43820 | 12.4329.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1130 | 86.015 | 59.04218 | 11.1829.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1231 | 87.813 | 55.43615 | 9.3229.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1330 | 86.014 | 57.24015 | 9.3229.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1430 | 86.014 | 57.24119 | 11.8129.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1530 | 86.015 | 59.04218 | 11.1829.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1631 | 87.813 | 55.43617 | 10.5629.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1730 | 86.013 | 55.43811 | 6.8429.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1831 | 87.813 | 55.43614 | 8.729.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2016-09-1930 | 86.014 | 57.24019 | 11.8129.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2016-09-2030 | 86.014 | 57.24019 | 11.8129.85 | 10110.1 | 0.0
2016-09-2130 | 86.013 | 55.43917 | 10.5629.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2016-09-2230 | 86.013 | 55.43818 | 11.1829.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2016-09-2331 | 87.813 | 55.43715 | 9.3229.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2016-09-2431 | 87.815 | 59.04115 | 9.3229.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2016-09-2531 | 87.815 | 59.04115 | 9.3229.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2016-09-2632 | 89.614 | 57.23816 | 9.9429.8 | 10090.5 | 0.02
2016-09-2731 | 87.814 | 57.23815 | 9.3229.85 | 10110.3 | 0.01
2016-09-2831 | 87.814 | 57.23816 | 9.9429.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2016-09-2931 | 87.815 | 59.04114 | 8.729.85 | 10110.1 | 0.0
2016-09-3031 | 87.815 | 59.04114 | 8.729.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0

Turkana 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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